Deane C. Bartley, USCS #H-44 (If Deane Bartley and I had crossed paths before his death, this is what would have been said had he written in response to my questions. Little has been published about his life, only little…
Grandy, Winfred Milton
Winfred Milton Grandy, USCS #H-128 The name Winfred Grandy may be better known to First Day Cover and post card collectors; however he was also a 55-year member of the USCS and a past USCS President. He made contributions to…
Jagyi, Desmond
Desmond Jagyi, USCS #H-810 I imagine that most collectors probably have at least one cover in their collection either addressed to Desmond Jagyi or with his rubber stamped name on the back of the cover. I knew the name because…
Nicholson, Tazewell
Tazewell Nicholson, USCS #H-839 Tazewell Gatling Nicholson was born June 14, 1916 in Portsmouth, Virginia and would live most of his entire life in that area. A well known story is that he had a paper route while in school…
Hall, Marshall Renwood
Marshall Renwood Hall, USCS #10 He was a newspaper man who wrote a financial column and was stamp editor for the Ohio State Journal in Columbus, OH when he became member #10 in September1932. Hall was born on September 13,…
Fernandez, Anthony C.
Anthony C. Fernandez, USCS #H-1217 As any USCS exhibitor will tell you, the Anthony Fernandez Award is the top honor that USCS awards its exhibitors, the Grand Award. As the recipient of this award at the 2009 USCS Convention, once…
Lawton, William H. “Bill”
William H. “Bill” Lawton, USCS #H-2500 William H. “Bill” Lawton was an important member of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society (USCS) who contributed much to the betterment of the society during his 51 years as a member. Those of us…
Kasper, Christian
Christian Kasper, USCS #12120 “You can’t start a fire without a spark”. These lyrics from the song “Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen perhaps best reflect how I got started with collecting naval covers. In January 2009 I was…
Knowlson, Chester Spence
Chester Spence Knowlson, USCS #H-1444 Navo-philatelist You may already be acquainted with Chester Knowlson in the field of naval cancellations, as you may have covers addressed to him or some of his relatives. He was born in Troy, NY on…
Klotzbach, Lewis C.
Lewis C. Klotzbach, USCS #608 I am now 96 years old and I joined the USCS in 1934. In 1927, our family was living in Buffalo, NY and I was helping my father, Harry E. Klotzbach, send for Naval Covers.…